07 March 2019 Michael Monsoor Welcomes New Skipper Zumwalt-class destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) held a change of command ceremony aboard ship, March 4, welcoming the crew's second commanding officer after the ship was commissioned in January...
06 March 2019 Navy Celebrates 100th Anniversary of the Board of Decorations and Medals The Navy celebrates the centennial of the Board of Decorations and Medals. Founded March 6, 1919, the board was established by order of then-Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to standardize the awarding of medals to service members for extraordinary acts of heroism or distinguished service...
06 March 2019 NROTC Units Participate at Mardi Gras Drill Meet Future military officers from across the United States made the trip to Tulane University in New Orleans to participate in the 46th annual Mardi Gras Drill Meet, March 1...
05 March 2019 SPAWAR Ranks in Minority Engineer Magazine's List of Top 20 Government Employers Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has ranked eighth in the 28th annual top 20 government employers list in Minority Engineer Magazine...
05 March 2019 Distressed cruise passenger rescued by HSC-25 Sailors from the Guam-based "Island Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 provided emergency assistance to a cruise passenger in distress early Monday, March 4...
05 March 2019 Kearsarge Departs Bahrain The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) departed Manama, Bahrain following a scheduled port visit, Feb. 26...
04 March 2019 Navy Military, Civilian Applicants for Navy Legislative Fellowship Sought Navy announced a call for Navy civilian, officer and senior enlisted applicants for the calendar year 2020 Navy Legislative Fellows Program in NAVADMIN 056/19, Mar. 4. The program is a year-long full-time assignment to the office of a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate...
04 March 2019 NAVFAC EXWC MUSE Division Partners with U.S. Army in First Joint Venture Rehabilitation Project to Repair Rare Generators NAVFAC Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) Mobile Utilities Support Equipment (MUSE) Division and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Prime Power School are partnering for a 3-week rehabilitation of vital MEP-208 generators used in pipeline training for upcoming troops...
04 March 2019 FY20 Reserve E-8 and E-9 Selection Board Convenes - Quotas Released E-8 and E-9 FTS advancement opportunity remains above the 10-year averages. However, high retention rates and response to increased high year tenure gates resulted in a reduced overall advancement opportunity for E-8 and E-9 FTS. E8 FTS changed from 9.44% last cycle to 7.66% (-1.78 percentage point...